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Topic subjectRE: Just re-watched it.
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680151, RE: Just re-watched it.
Posted by ThaAnthology, Thu Jun-05-14 03:41 PM
>Man, I dunno, I still love it. Saw it in the theater when I
>was probably 6 or 7 and loved it then too.
>
>And the training montages? The training montages?! The best. AGREED! Real Speed! lol
>
>Liked how they tackle Paulie's obvious racism:
>
>Paulie: C'mon Rock, let's get outta here. I don't like these
>people.
>Rock: Maybe they don't like you.
>Paulie: ...What'd I ever do to them?!
>
>Classic Paulie! Exactly!!
>
>Also agree that a separate movie, from Clubber Lang's
>perspective, would be cool. If you look a little bit closer
>you can see past the bravado, he can be more than just the
>villain. I'd be into seeing more of his motivation.
*They did it for Appollo, should have done it for Lang. "Paper Champion!">
>I'd even say that Stallone turns in some of his better
>performances in this one, though Talia Shire probably has some
>of her worst (the slow-mo waving Rocky in on the beach made me
>laugh).Agreed. I think it wouldhave been better if she stayed home and took care of their son. Speaking of which, the f' was he at?
>
>Thanks for making my Tuesday night PTP, wouldn't have thought
>to watch this otherwise!
>
>PS Full disclosure: back in college me and my roommate would
>throw on every Rocky movie in the background during finals to
>power us through. To say I'm a little colored by nostalgia
>would not be off base.